Court Dismisses Suit Against Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A lawsuit bringing into question the constitutionality of the largest school voucher program in Florida has been dismissed by the First District Court of Appeal. According to the court, the case against the Tax Credit Scholarship Program should not be allowed to continue because the plaintiffs, which include the state teachers union and a number […]
Greece’s THREAT to Germany: We’ll take Merkel to court to recover £230BN WW2 reparations
GREECE could take legal action against Germany to recover more than £230billion the country claims it is owed in Second World War reparations, it has emerged. Daily Express :: News Feed
Supreme Court Grants Emergency Order in Transgender Bathroom Case
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The Supreme Court has put a judge’s order on hold that would have allowed a transgender teen in Virginia to use the boys’ bathroom at his local high school. Gavin Grimm, the 17-year-old student in the case who was born female but identifies as male, had previously won an appeal ruling […]
Home Office WINS appeal against court ruling allowing Calais jungle migrants to enter UK
THE Home Office has won its appeal against a landmark ruling allowing four Syrian refugees living in the “Jungle” camp in Calais to come to Britain. Daily Express :: News Feed
Leonardo DiCaprio named in US court papers: HUGE Wolf of Wall Street embezzlement case
$ 238 MILLION stolen from Malaysian state funds helped fund The Wolf of Wall Street which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. The US Department of Justice has frozen assets of over $ 1 billion related to DiCaprio’s long-term associates Riza Aziz and Jho Low. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Bosses fired woman for refusing to remove her veil – and court backs them
A MUSLIM woman fired from her job for refusing to remove her veil WAS NOT a victim of discrimination, a court has ruled. Daily Express :: World Feed
MI’s Snyder Looks to Supreme Court Guidance on Private School Funding
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has asked for the assistance of the state Supreme Court to decide whether the adopted state budget violates the constitution because of funding provisions to private schools. Lori Higgins writes for the Detroit Free Press that the budget would be funding as much as $ 2.5 million to pay back private schools […]
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Service Dogs in the Classroom
(Photo: AP) This fall, while students across the country are meeting new teachers and packing their school bags, the US Supreme Court will hear a case about the use of service dogs in the classroom. On Tuesday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will will decide if Ehlena Fry’s family can sue the 12-year-old’s […]
Putlocker BAN: Online streaming service not working in the UK following court order
FANS of Putlocker – a site used to illegally stream episodes of TV shows like Game of Thrones, or blockbusters, Captain America: Civil War, Zoolander 2 – are in for a nasty shock after UK ISPs kickstarted a nationwide ban. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Texas Supreme Court Finds Education Funding Constitutional
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) After three decades, the Texas Supreme Court has unanimously agreed that the state’s school funding system is constitutional. The decision confirms Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) and Republican legislative leaders’ declarations that the schools system is progressing. The governor and lawmakers had also contended that the amount of funding given to schools […]